You have reached the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of
the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory.
This is an update for Sunday, May 14, 1995, to bring you
news of the results of the World Series of Birding and
birding highlights.

The 12th annual World Series of Birding, hosted by New
Jersey Audubon Society, was held May 13 midnight to
midnight. Fifty-four teams competed from the US, Canada and
Great Britain. This year's winning team came from Canada,
sponsored by Kowa Optical, with 225 species, a new record
for a 24-hour period in New Jersey. Last year's winning
team came in second this year with 221, up from 218 the
previous year (which was the current record).

The Cape May Bird Observatory Team, sponsored by
Wheelabrator, saw 180 species in Cape May County only, in
24 hours, coming in 18th overall. The winner of the Limited
Geographic Area was Swarovski's team, nicknamed the
"Cardinals;" placing 14th overall, they saw 185 species
also in Cape May County only. From Great Britain, the
Philips Petroleum team was in sixth place with 204 species.

Bird highlights of the World Series: 4 ROSEATE TERNS were
seen at Cape May Point at the jetty by St.
Peter's-by-the-sea Church. Two more ROSEATE TERNS were in
Bunker Pond at the Cape May Point State Park. A CERULEAN
WARBLER was singing in the parking lot at Higbee Beach. A
WARBLING VIREO was at Hidden Valley.

The Cape May birding hotline [(609) 884-2626] is a service
of Cape May Bird Observatory and includes sightings from
Cape May, Atlantic, and Cumberland counties and adjacent
areas. Updates are made on Thursday evening, more often if
warranted. [Compiled by CMBO staff; transcribed by L.
Larson (llarson@pucc.princeton.edu).] Please report
sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at (609)
884-2736. Thank you for calling; good birding.